Catalogue Entry: MINT00830
Holograph draft memorandum dating the smith's house back to 1553, i.e. before the creation of the Ordnance Office
Notes
[This and the following entry in Mint 19/3/429-30, MINT00820, were presumably drawn up during one or other of the disputes with the Ordnance about ownership of the smith's house (1699 or 1719-20).]